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Temperature Biology of Animals
Andrew R. Cossins
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Description for Temperature Biology of Animals
Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Temperature is one facet in the mosaic of physical and biotic factors that describes the niche of an animal. Ofthe physical factors it is ecologically the most important. for it is a factor that is all-pervasive and one that. in most environments. lacks spatial or temporal constancy. Evolution has produced a wide variety of adaptive strategies and tactics to exploit or deal with this variable environmental factor. The ease with which temperature can be measured. and controlled experimentally. together with its widespread influence on the affairs of animals. has understandably led to a large. dispersed literature. In spite of this ... Read more
Temperature is one facet in the mosaic of physical and biotic factors that describes the niche of an animal. Ofthe physical factors it is ecologically the most important. for it is a factor that is all-pervasive and one that. in most environments. lacks spatial or temporal constancy. Evolution has produced a wide variety of adaptive strategies and tactics to exploit or deal with this variable environmental factor. The ease with which temperature can be measured. and controlled experimentally. together with its widespread influence on the affairs of animals. has understandably led to a large. dispersed literature. In spite of this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Number of Pages
339
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401079068
SKU
V9789401079068
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99-15
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